washi168 – Green Energy Technology in the City

Uncategorized March 17, 2011May 23, 2011 by washi168

Pleasant View Energy Audit

Get City visited Pleasant View Magnet School to audit of the schools energy use and conservation practices. Pleasant View is an elementary school next door to the Boys and Girls Club, and many Get City participants either attend or have attended Pleasant View.

Uncategorized March 5, 2011 by washi168

Analyzing the Green Roof

Get City used Microsoft Excel to analyze the energy efficiency of the “green roof” that was installed in Summer 2009. Using the Boys & Girls Club’s energy bills, they compared the kilowatt usage from the year 2009 to the year 2010.

The GET City Collaborative provides sustained informal engineering design experiences for youth in Michigan and North Carolina. We focus on youth as Community Science Experts and support youths' powerful brilliance as STEM-rich makers as they seek to work towards justice in their maker clubs and communities. We provide youth access to advanced digital technology, science and engineering knowledge and practice, maker spaces, and a network of experts to advance their understandings of and interest in community sustainability, energy and engineering. Founded in 2006, GET City has provided learning, mentoring, and research opportunities to youth ages 10-18.